Bandit: It was nice to be looking DOWN at everyone, for once
Rachel: Scipio – WATCH THAT THUMB!
Byron: Nice tree babe ya got there, Scip. Squeezable thighs
Scip: Yer dead, axeman
E-merle: Hey guys? A little help? Don’t show me up by making my GF pull me out
Frigg: DON’T MIND ME. THAT’S RIGHT, LEAVE THE MEAT SHIELD TO GET OUT BY HERSELF. BURIED THE DEEPEST OF ANY OF YOU. YOU *^&%!@#$%^&*()_?-ERS!!!!!!!

She sees clearly what kind of a fight they’re in for. It’s not about coming home with the glorious prize anymore the way adventurers do; she realizes that coming home at all is good enough- that’s what war means.

She realized that even before Byron did. She knows just what they’re facing. That’s impressive and admirable.

Agreed. Bandit is by far the best leader. Her campaign against Gralor (giant squid) was very successful, and most of Byron’s early efforts at team leadership in were marked by him getting taken out early. Bandit’s got the guts, the moxie, the smarts, and the wisdom.
Then there’s the not turning into a homicidal maniac thing.

Found the page, it was not too late. All they had to do was stop when she said it was a trap or get to the side when she said to do so.

Yes, it was not ideal timing but it’s hardly her fault there’s a five second delay between when she gives the orders and when they follow through on it. How would that have flown in any other scenario in the battlefield? She is the field leader if you recall. On the battlefield the situation can change in seconds and you need to be able to respond quickly.

Field leader. Like Cyclops. The grand visions and predictions are the domain of Xavier/Syr’Nj. She’s the eyes and ears out here to catch the things happening moment by moment. We can’t always have the luxury of some scout that’s gone and successfully found every single trap before the battle ever started. Sometimes you’ve gotta just spot that shit as it comes up. “Oh hey, look there’s a trap, don’t step on it guys.”

What five second delay? The way I read those panels they were already well into the trap when she said it was a trap, and already falling when she told them to get to the side. Because if disregarding her order/warning had been a thing that happened, I’m sure that would’ve been shown in at least one panel.

Scipio really is a dick when he talks, isn’t he? Where did Bandit claim credit for the save? All she is saying in the first panel is that she has Rachel and that she is at the top.
And while Fringe managed to dig them out (and Bandit did acknowledge that when she found out), if it wasn’t for Bandit taking care of Hammerhead and Axel, none of them would have been alive for Fringe to call on the trees for help.
In short, it was a team effort and the only one being a dick the whole time was Scipio

Bandit is also looking at the bigger picture and that shows why she has the makings of a great leader

What’s the big guys problem? He’s accusing Bandit of “taking credit for this save”, when all she did was tell someone to “come on out” as she’s literally pulling them out of the pit. And he adds a bash about changing his vote?

Bandit (and everyone else) should stop and deal with that crap immediately. The votes aren’t a constant real-time referendum on who’s leading, for starters, and anyone who’s trying to leverage themselves the “right” of second guessing the leader constantly due to having voted for them needs to get that straight asap.

Secondly, if everyone else doesn’t stomp on him for being such a dick then Bandit should immediately turn over leadership to Scipio for the duration of that mission, with the understanding that there will be a new vote when they return to HQ. And when Scipio declines having the immediate leadership thrust upon him (as backseat drivers and second-guessing rear-echelon-m-fers usually will, tell him tough, he can’t decline, he’s either leading the rest of this mission or it fails.

Bandit (and anyone else leading this squad) needs to remember Rule 1 of leadership: Begin as you intend to continue.

And unless she intends to put up with his attitude, disrespect, and inappropriate blame throwing from now on, she shouldn’t put up with it here.

Whats his deal? He got handed the pretty elf girl without having to do anything at all other than look good. He’s got no room to complain about his lot in life, not one bit!

I’m pretty sure Bandit knows Scipio well enough to know that he’s not really mad at her. He’s mad at himself for not being able to protect Fr’Nj, and mad that she had to murder a tree to save everyone, because he was pretty much useless, underground.

He’s probably even mad at himself for feeling responsible for her safety, since that’s kind of a sexist, patronizing attitude, but at the same time, the way a person should feel about a teammate and/or the one they love.

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